Plant protein drink may shield aging Hearts—A trial puts it to the test

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Man or woman * 65 years old and older (inclusive) * At least 2 of the following 4 cardiometabolic factors: * Waist circumference ≥88 cm for women, and ≥94 cm for men * Fasting triglyceridemia \>1,5 g/L OR HDL level \< 40 mg/dl for men, and \< 50 mg/dl for women * Fasting blood glucose ≥ 100 mg/dl * Systolic blood pressure \>130mmHg ou diastolic \> 85 mm Hg * Accept not to change his lifestyle throughout the study * Accept to consume the same meal the day before exploration days, making sure to exclude non-recommended foods and agreeing to detail its content in a food diary * Ability to give informed consent to participate in research * Affiliation to Social Security Exclusion Criteria: * Acute pathology (unstable or terminal pathology) * Renal failure (clearance \<40 mL / min) * Asthma or chronic respiratory disease * Systolic or diastolic blood pressure in the judgement of the investigator * Diabetic (treated or not) * Treated with chemotherapy * Gastrointestinal, thyroid, cardiac or vascular illness in the judgement of the investigator * Biological examination no compatible with the study in the judgement of the investigator * Medical and/or surgical history no compatible with the study in the judgement of the investigator (previous cardiovascular events) * AgHbS, AcHbc, HCV and HIV positive serology * Concomitant treatment no compatible with the study in the judgement of the investigator * Diet or change in body mass \> 2 kg in the 30 days before the study * Following a diet incompatible with the nutritional protocol (food intolerances, vegans, exclusion of certain food ingredients) * Allergies to any of the components of the test meals * Alcohol consumption\> 2 glasses / day * Current smokers (\> 6 cigarettes per week) * Subjects involved in another clinical trial or being in the exclusion period of another study or having received a total compensation greater than 4,500 euros over the 12 months preceding the start of the trial * Subject benefiting from a legal protection measure (curatorship, guardianship, safeguard of justice) * Refusal to participate